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- Title
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection And Hypertension. Is There a Connection?
- Authors
Sanidas, Elias; Papadopoulos, Dimitris P.; Velliou, Maria; Tsioufis, Kostas; Barbetseas, John; Papademetriou, Vasilios
- Abstract
Data support that hypertension (HTN) is prevalent among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients contributing to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Immunodeficiency and prolonged antiretroviral treatment along with common risk factors including older age, male gender, and high body mass index might conduce to greater incidence of HTN. The purpose of this review was to summarize recent evidence of the increased cardiovascular risk in these patents linking HIV infection to HTN.
- Subjects
HIV-positive persons; HYPERTENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; BLOOD pressure; IMMUNODEFICIENCY
- Publication
American Journal of Hypertension, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 4, p389
- ISSN
0895-7061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ajh/hpx208